With a stunning July 4th tweet, Rapper Kanye West claimed he is “running for President of the United States.”
The Rapper and business mogul tweeted:
We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1279575273365594112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1279575273365594112%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fentertainment%2Fkanye-west-announces-2020-presidential-bid-in-bizarre-4th-of-july-tweet-035952465.html
West has been known for making wild, provocative claims and it’s unclear at this point whether he’s serious or trolling.
However, that has not stopped Twitter users from speculating on the potential impact if West is serious.
Many Democrats expressed fear that West would take votes away from Biden, similar to how Jill Stein is believed to have hurt Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Here is some of the reaction:
Kanye running for President! Now I love his musical legacy and I got a few pair of Yeezy’s but…. is this an attempt to split the vote, take votes away from Biden so Trump can win again? I mean you’ve been known to wear a maga hat
https://twitter.com/TamiRoman/status/1279612404951703554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1279612404951703554%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fentertainment%2Fkanye-west-announces-2020-presidential-bid-in-bizarre-4th-of-july-tweet-035952465.html
Is Kanye going to try to pull votes from Biden?
Is Kanye going to try to pull votes from Biden?
— JT Lewis (@thejtlewis) July 5, 2020
Kanye West isn’t trying to be President — He’s trying to take enough votes away from Biden to elect Trump. We see you, @kanyewest
https://twitter.com/jdice03/status/1279743458006065153?s=20
It doesn’t matter if he’s having some sort of episode, plugging an album, trying to steal votes from Biden to help Trump win, or serious about becoming president despite having missed many filing deadlines, Kanye West needs to **** all the way off for announcing a POTUS run today
It doesn't matter if he's having some sort of episode, plugging an album, trying to steal votes from Biden to help Trump win, or serious about becoming president despite having missed many filing deadlines, Kanye West needs to **** all the way off for announcing a POTUS run today https://t.co/9jqcW5lYDO
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) July 5, 2020
Why are people so damn dumb? Kanye West is running for President to help Trump. He wants people to write in his name on ballots to siphon votes from Biden. I’m so tired of the blatant stupidity in this country. I can’t take this shit anymore!
https://twitter.com/SurfingBlue2020/status/1279605547054981121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1279605547054981121%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fentertainment%2Fkanye-west-announces-2020-presidential-bid-in-bizarre-4th-of-july-tweet-035952465.html
Kanye West is obviously Trump’s desperation plan to take votes from Biden. This is like Biden convincing David Duke to run for President. Hopefully Americans don’t fall for this disgusting trick.
Kanye West is obviously Trump’s desperation plan to take votes from Biden.
This is like Biden convincing David Duke to run for President.
Hopefully Americans don’t fall for this disgusting trick.
— Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) July 5, 2020
Kanye West is running for president to help steal votes that were supposed to go to JOE BIDEN. This is a Trump move. Beware. #Biden2020
— Delveri Chick (@dotjs_) July 5, 2020
The betting market of PredictIt has created a “Will Kanye West run for president in 2020?” market and so far most putting their money in the game believe he won’t.
However a substantial number also believe he will.
